One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of making a decision about when to plant money plant is to refer to the USDA zone info for Hiawatha.

Planting Calendar for Money Plant

Frost tolerance for money plant:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant money plant a little earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant money plant in Hiawatha is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant money plant and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your money plant may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your money plant indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Hiawatha. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Hiawatha and it is different every year. Half of the time in Hiawatha you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your money plant in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hiawatha

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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